CONFINEMENT

CH 111 - BARA IN CHAFF PART V

"What do you think of Kang Mas, about tonight's show?" asked Mr. Timoti to Mr. Bendowo who was sitting to his right, while Mr. Sirkun who was on the left of the Governor just smiled to see the two people near him were amazed by the art performances held in his place.

"It's amazing, Tim."

"Very impressive and admirable are the skills of our artists."

"It turns out that our country is rich in culture." replied Mr. Bendowo amazed, his gaze continues to lead to the stage below with the appearance of artists that exist.

Mr. Timoti nodded his head in accordance with the words of the heir of the Golden Garuda Dynasty.

"Kang Mas."

"I also did not expect the anniversary of the Coast Country as lively as this and all the residents rejoice" said Mr. Timoti, an important figure of the Coast Country then turned to Mr. Sirkun on his left.

"Congratulations Sir Circun, you are cold-handed."

"Everything you touch and handle must be a success and always make me lift my hat" Mr. Timoti told Mr. Sirkun after hearing the admiration of his brother Mr. Bendowo.

The Beach businessman smiled, too,

"This is not my work, sir."

"What deserves appreciation for the success of this show is more precisely aimed at my daughter."

"Because of the results of his hard work these few months with his teammates, make the evening event today run lively" replied Mr. Sirkun as he continued to smile at the Governor of the Coast Country.

"Unbelievably, the fruit will not fall far from the tree." cried Mr. Timoti full of admiration.

"Where is your daughter right now, sir?"

"I want to congratulate you directly on the success of this event."

"However, this is the most festive Beach Country anniversary event ever" the Governor said to Mr. Sirkun.

"So he was around here with me, sir."

"But I don't know where he is today" said Mr. Sirkun stopped his explanation to the Governor, as the host called a name to come up on stage to give a speech, all eyes were fixed towards the stage where a girl stepped up.

An ayu girl stood in the middle of a magnificent stage and all eyes fixed on her, not least the Governor's entourage who sat in the place of the main guests on the second floor balcony of the building Selasar House of Culture.

"That's my daughter, sir." said Mr. Sirkun as he set his eyes on Disya who was giving a speech.

Seemed a sense of pride in the heart of Mr. Sirkun on the mere daughter of his puppet.

After a while the speech as the chairman of the committee conducted by Disya was completed, boisterous applause echoed in Selasar Rumah Budaya, all eyes were amazed to see and hear the speech of the daughter of the businessman's benefactor Beach Country.

"Great!"

"Wrap!"

"A young boy has a vision

and a genius way of looking to advance the art of our country's culture."

"If there were ten young men and women like him, then the success of the Emerald Kingdom would shake the world." said Mr. Bendowo as he stood and applauded.

The middle-aged man had not been able to hide his admiration and enjoy the performance of cultural arts typical of the Emerald Kingdom and its colonies, occasionally the middle-aged man chatted with the Governor who was none other than his younger brother who was beside him.

"Great, Tim!"

"That's amazing!" said the heir to the Garuda Gold dynasty back while greeting Mr. Timoti and Mr. Sirkun.

"Congratulations, Sir."

"Your daughter is amazing."

"Master should be proud of him."

"He is a valuable asset as the next generation of our successor - we are." added Mr. Bendowo while shaking hands with Mr. Sirkun who continues to smile.

"Thank you, sir."

"Please guide him to my daughter." replied Sirkun humbled.

While in the other row of seats, Mrs Warika and Habsari were seen enjoying the appearance of artists of the Coast Country.

Not far from the mistress of Warika, Seto embraces the shoulder of his wife Sariwati, the young man deliberately shows his affection and concern for the wife in front of his parents-in-law who are nearby.

The young man occasionally kissed the head of the wife who was among his embrace, Sariwati who knew that Seto was looking for an opportunity to try to evade, but again the young man showed his sexual attitude so that Sariwati was finally unable to refuse because her parents were near him.

***

The excitement was felt in Selasar Rumah Budaya and now the event is back in the title with the performance of Drama Gong performed by Teruna Teruni Negeri Pantai, Gong Gebyar strains scattered as the actors took the stage.

Tonight the artists of the Land of Heaven Sculpture featured a play 'Sampik Ingtai' which is very popular as the folklore of the Coast Country.

This story tells about a pair of friends who initially both entered in an educational place where the place was only specifically for men.

Sampik is an unpretentious young man who just studied at an education center and this young man has a sidekick named Ingtai from the class of people.

After a long time of friends and studying, Ingtai opened his disguise, he admitted to his best friend that he was actually a woman but because his desire to study was very large and the place of education was only for men, Ingtai disguised as a man.

Knowing the nature of a woman, Sampik also fell in love. Gayung also welcomed, as well as Ingtai liked his best friend.

The two are romantically and mutually promise each other after living, but the relationship of Sampik and Ingtai is not sanctioned by the family of Ingtai who come from the wealthy.

Ingtai was stopped and forbidden to study at the place where Sampik also studied there and Ingtai was betrothed by both parents with a young man who also came from a family named Mencu.

Knowing the match, Ingtai could not resist the wishes of his parents, the girl eventually fell ill because she longed for Sampik the lover.

The pain suffered by Ingtai made her more and more helpless, the girl died of mental stress and carried her faithful promise to the lover until the end of her age.

Knowing that Ingtai died, Sampik felt sad and devastated, for the input of his best friend, Sampik was advised to pray in the center of Ingtai.

Sampik, who lost his lover, wailed on the mound of land where Ingtai's body was buried, for days the young man lamented the departure of the lover.

Until one day when Sampik was still lamenting in the center of Ingtai, a miracle of the Creator occurred, earth shocks where the edifice of Ingtai was located made the land around him unfold, likewise, the Ingtai navel was split and the girl's body was seen.

The earth shook again, and the crack of the land that was revealed suddenly closed back. Sampik who was in the burrow of the lover did not pay attention to him, a deep love for Ingtai made him not budge, the young man was finally buried in the ground and died with his lover who had preceded him.

Rumbling tetabuhan Gong gebyar ended the appearance of Drama gong which brought the story of Sampik and Ingtai.

All the eyes of the audience brimmed and shed tears watching the performance of the artists of the Coast Country who raised the story of the legendary romance, applause re-echoed at Selasar Rumah Budaya.

No exception guests on the balcony of the second floor, all were amazed and haru saw the performance of Drama Gong performed by Teruna Teruni Beach Country.

"Why you, baby!" seto said he saw his wife wiping the tears with the end of her veil.

Sariwati just fell silent not answering the husband's question, the woman rose from her seat and approached her mother and eldest brother.

"Mi, I'm back first, yeah!" said the two-bodied woman to the mother.

Madam Warika turned her face towards Sariwati, the middle-aged woman's soft smile was on her back,

"Yes, let your husband accompany you, son." said the lady Warika briefly, her gaze overtime leading to the stage where the artists still stood paying their respects to the audience.

"No need, Mi."

"I just want to go to the restroom." Sariwati told her mother.

Hearing the conversation of his wife and in-laws, Seto chimed in.

"Dear, let me be with you, yeah!" the young man told Sariwati.

"No need, I'm just for a moment" replied Sariwati.

Seto who knew the stubborn nature of the wife just fell silent and Madam Warika who occasionally turned to look at Sariwati again said, saying,

"Yes, but you have to be careful, son."

"Ask the waiter to deliver you." concluded the middle-aged woman, while Habsari who was nearby ignored the conversation between the mistress of Warika, Sariwati and Seto.

Sariwati stepped out of her family and headed towards the back of the House of Culture Pass by one of the servants who happened to pass by where they were.

***

While in the place in front of the stage, between the seats of the invited guests, Disya approached her friends, who were,

"Hi, Kar?" disya said to Sekar.

The girl took a seat between Sekar and Raya. Her gaze turned to the nearby little girl who looked moody.

"Why are you, Raya?"

"Cock his face bent like that?" disya said with a smile.

"Where is your Mr. Lik, Nduk?"

"Where is Muhibbin, Kar? disya asked back to the two people near her.

Sekar merely shrugged his shoulders and gestured with a shake of his head, while the Sacred Kingdom was still speechless bowed.

"What's this?" tanya Disya was curious.

With a brief, Sekar told what happened when the Governor's entourage came and the reaction of Muhibbin who reprimanded Raya because the little girl greeted one of the Governor's entourage.

Hearing Sekar's explanation, Disya smiled even though in her heart she also felt what Muhibbin felt.

"Oh, so that's the problem."

"Yes, let your Mr. Lik calm down first, Raya."

"Auntie knows, Raya must be feeling guilty."

"But Raya need not worry, let aunt who will talk to your Pak Lik later." said Disya while stroking the hair of the little girl who was still down next to him.

In my heart, Disya also did not think that tonight Sariwati was also present at Selasar Rumah Budaya, disya's face looks not like when remembering the name of Sariwati but the girl did not show her wrath on the two people near her.

"Let's go to the banquet tent,"

"We are looking for food there rather than you staying here." said Disya back to Sekar and Raya, the girl stood up and held the hands of the two people near her.

They got up and walked to a tent made of woven coconut leaves are installed neatly where various foods are presented on a long table that is guarded by several female servants.

***

The boisterous vegetables and the excitement of the audience was heard up to the park which was at the back of Selasar Rumah Budaya.

Bonsai plants are neatly arranged in a garden illuminated by several torches at each corner.

There was a young man sitting on a bench in the middle of the park between the fish pond with the gurgling water flowing.

The young man is seen smoking a cigarette in his hand, his eyes glare at the bonsai plants in the park.

"Why is he present again before me,"

"The man must be her husband and the one with the lady of Warika is the woman who met me in Surau." murmured the young man in the heart of none other than Muhibbin.

Her hands were clenched and the shadow of the two-bodied Sariwati with the man holding her made her blood boil.

"Did he deliberately want to make me completely destroyed? "

"With his innocence he left me after all the misfortune befell my family."

"And tonight he again appeared to me and was friendly before my eyes."

"Fuck! "

Muhibbin muttered while hitting his journal to the bench he was sitting on.

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